GacA directly regulates expression of several virulence genes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 11528

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 417, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 665-672

  Cha, Ji Young ^a   Lee, Dong Gwang ^a   Lee, Jun Seung ^a   Oh, Jeong Il ^a   Baik, Hyung Suk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrophoretic mobility shift assay; GacA; Iron availability; Quantitative RT PCR; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GACA PROTEIN; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DENSITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GENETIC LOCI; IRON; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TABACI;

EID: 84855850359     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.11.124     Document Type: Article

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